Blaaubok vs Jamaican fruit bat

Hippotragus leucophaeus compared with Artibeus jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Blaaubok is Extinct while Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blaaubok	Jamaican fruit bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Hippotragus	Artibeus
Species	Hippotragus leucophaeus	Artibeus jamaicensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blaaubok and Jamaican fruit bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blaaubok	Jamaican fruit bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.